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Molesley’s ecstatic as Shrimpers win at last

By Geoff Daniels

STAR MAN MARK OXLEY Southend
MARK Molesley breathed a sigh of relief as his “threadbare” Southend side ended a 16-game wait for a win.
Emile Acquah halted a run of six straight defeats for League One’s bottom side by firing home an 88th-minute winner, not long after Elijah Adebayo had hit the bar with a penalty for the Saddlers.
“I’m really delighted for the boys because we feel that win should have come a little bit earlier”, said former Weymouth boss Molesley.
“We haven’t had the rub of the green at times and we’...

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